The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-04
M'GARIGLE'S ESCAPE.
Captain Irwin Tells How He Was
Struggled Through.
Detectives Made GlOriOusly Drunk on
Sherry Brandy.
Mac. Says He Will be Back and Prove
HIS Innocence,
But He Will Not be HOundsd as a
But He Will Not be Hounded as a
Rascally Thief.


ala. 1t appears that when the tug
Orient approached the schooner Blake,
which was last in a tow of four vessels,
the schooner Marsh. next ahead,
dropped the tow line and the Blake
dropped rapidly astern. Her captain
rushed forward, together with his crew,
and raised a tremendous row for a
couple Of minutes, keeping the atten-
ton Of those on board the tug. Mean
while McGarigle, who had been trans
ferred to the Marsh in the straits, as
reported some days ago, was bundled
into yawl and was pulled ashore.
When the officers on the tug discovered
the ruse every effort was made to
catch the yawl, but it got into shoal
water safely before they could reach
1t. Captain Freer of the schooner
Marsh, toldthe following story: while
We were loading cargo of cedar in the
straits a tug came alongside and
wanted to know if had seen anything
of the Blake. told the men that she
would probably come in day or two.
The entire crew then came aboard and
went down to the cabin and opened a
bottle of my choicest sherry brandy.
While they were drinking slipped on
deck for minute and saw the Blake
fine breeze of wind. / slipped back
into the cabin, and, without saying
anything about the approaching YES
sci, got out some more bottles. When
the detectives came on deck, l don't
believe any one of them could have told
fishing smack from a steamboat. But
by this time the Blake was out of sight.
About 10 o'clock Saturday night over
hauled the Blake on Lake Huron and
told them that the officers were laying
for her. AT the same time man jumped
aboard. / recognized him as McGari-
GLE"
Captain Irwin, of the Blake, was
very reticent. After a good deal of
coaxing he said: when / got to Chi
cago friend of mine came to me and
asked me If would take a passenger
to Canada, landing him at the first con-
venient point. l suspected from the
way he talked that his friend was in
trouble. Saturday afternoon arranged
with him to have his friend meet me
that night at cigar store at the corner
of Rush and Michigan street. also
told him when the vessel would be
ready, and said / would drop down the
river and tie at the north pier until the
party, who was to be known as Will
liams, showed up at the appointed
place. A little after 10 O'Clock
a man whom 1 recognized as Will
liams, came, and we went down
to the vessel together. Then we towed
out and got along all right. Captain
Irwin let out enough to strengthen the
suspicion that DIR. st. John and Jani-
tor Dell knew more about the escape
of McGarigle than anyone else in Chi
cago. The reporter then went back to
Sarnia and found McGarigle, who ap-
peared terribly changed. His features
were haggard and sallow, and his eyes
have a haunted expression. 81 am
worn out with worry and excitement, :"
he said. Say for me, however, that
will be back in Chicago in less than
three months, and when / come will
not be bounded as a raseally thief.
This investigation that is now being
held will develop my innocence of any
corrupt act, and will convince the peo-
pie of Chicago that in spite of all the
squealing that is being made, am not
1mpltc ated in any crooked transactions.
The worst that can be said of me Is
that had money given to me by con-
tractors to give to the county commits
sioners. Not one cent of it stuck to
my fingers. l am poor man to-day"
McGarigle said he planned the escape
himself, and regrets that he was OBJ
liged to impose on the generosity of
Sheriff Matson in the way he did. ''If
1 stayed in jail, p" said he, "it was abso-
lutely certain that would have spell
of typhoid fever. My system could not
stand that, and it became imperative
for me to get out. An opportunity for
escape presented itself and embraced
it.n
MCGARIGLE LEAVES sARNIA.
A telegram from Sarnia, Ontario
filed at ] o'clock this morning, says:
Instructions have been received from
States Attorney Grinnell, of Chicago
and the chief of police, to arrest Nc
Garigle on an indictment issued al
Montreal. The Sarnia chief of police
has not been able to find him, and thu
supposition is that he has left town.
DIR. ST. JOHN ARRESTED.
DIR. st. John, owner of the schooner
Blake, who is believed to have person
ally assisted McGarigle to escape, wa
arrested this morning while at break
fast by Inspector Bonfeld. The doc
tor was at once taken before magis
trate, and, waving examination, fur
nished bail for $4,000, D. b. Fisk be
coming security.
MCDONALD SENTENCED.
CHICAGO, Aug. Judge Shepard
this morning overruled the petition fol
new trial in the case of Edward S
Mcdonald and W.. j. McGariGle
McDonaln to term of three years il
the penitentiary. A motion for aTTes
of judgment was also overruled.
THE INVESTIGATION PROGRESSING.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-Investi
cation by the committee of the Sanga
mon county board OF supervisors int
the affairs of the sheriff's Office has ad
vanced one step further. An itemiZe,
bill was presented to ex-Sheriff Gibbon
Saturday for 50, 120 for fees and none
collectedwhich should have been return
ed to the county, but were retained b
him. The Investigation, so far as car
ried shows money due the county frou
ShariH nfh - cy a.
ceSsors amounting to S24 900.
KLEIN CoNFESSES.
CHICAGO, July 30.-Nothing that ha
happened in connection with the boodl
cases has caused such a sensation .
the announcement of George G. KLEIN
missioners, that he wished to withdra
his plea of not guilty and enter one
guilty. States Attorney Grinnell,
announcing the closing of the state
case, said they did it with the unde
standing that the counsel for the d
Tense would consent to the introdu
ton OF any supplementary testimoE
they might wish to introduce but hi
not then at hand or had forgotten,
the first business next Monday NOR
ing. The counsel for the defense co
sented to this arrangement, which hi
no sooner been arrived at than N
klehm advanced to the bar Of Il
guilty. Then it became apparent to
that the further testimony not at hal
would be furnished by the chairman
the commission and eX-officiO memb
of all the committees, Geo. G. Klein
KILLED BY HORSE THIEVES.
y RoCKPoRT, Mo-, July 3O.-Depu
Sheriff Anthony belong, Willis
=; Bostwick and G.. G. BOstwick atteml
n, ed yesterday afternoon to arrest G
hand Charley Franklin, two hOl
MMisssieves, who escaped from jail in b